Window-shade holder



- 1,620,736 March J. P. OLSON WINDOW SHADE HOLDER Filed June 11, 1925 (ll/1 025611 v Patented Mar. 15, 1927.

*rr 1:: serarns JAMES P. OLSON; OF MOBILE; ALABAMA.

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Application filed June 11, 19255 Serial No. 36,499.

This invention relates to window shade holders and has for its object the provision of a very cheap and simple device which may be easily adjusted to support a window shade at any desired height so that light may be admitted through an upper portion of a window while the lower portion thereof may be shaded. The invention seeks to provide a device which may be applied to window shade rollers now in use without requiring any structural change therein or any mutilation of the window frame. The in vention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and consists. in certain novel features which will be hereinafter particularly pointed out.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a window having my improved shade holder mounted thereon;

Figs. 2 and 3 are end elevations showing opposite ends of the shade roller, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the non-rotatable shade roller trunnion and the parts cooperating therewith.

The window frame 1 and sash 2 may be of any approved form. The shade 3 is wound upon a spring roller 4 in the manner now commonly practiced and may be of any desired width corresponding to the width of the window to which it is to be applied. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, I have shown guides 5 in the form of screw eyes secured in the window frame 1 at the upper corners thereof, and cords 6 and 7 are extended through the respective guides and are adapted to be secured by engagement with a cleat or other device 7' secured upon a lower portion of the window frame. Carried by the end of each of the cords 6 and 7 is a link 8 or 9 which is adapted at its lower end to engage the respective trunnion of the shade roller whereby the roller will be carried by the links and may be set at any desired height relative to the window by pulling upon or releasing the cords 6 and 7 in an obvious manner. The link 9 is provided with a circular opening at its lower end to engage the circular rotatable trunnion 10 upon the adjacent end of the shade roller 4:, while the link 8 is provided at its end with an angular slot 11 to receive the flat-sided non-rotatable trunnion 12 extending from the adjacent end of the shade roller. The trunnion 12 is provided in its upper and lower edges with notches 13, as shown clearly in Fig. 4, and upon the outer side of the link 8 is mounted a keeper 14 which is adapted. to engage one of said notches and thereby prevent endwise movement of the shade roller. It will be noted that the keeper 14; is in the form of an elongated loop having an opening 15 and having a closed extension 16 at its upper end. ,The loop is placed against the outer'side of the link 8 after the trunnion 12 has been inserted through the slot 11 and will fit over the end of the trunnion, whereupon movement of the keeper longitudinally of the link will bring one end of the opening 15 into engagement with a notch 18 of the trunnion so that endwise movement thereof will be prevented. It will also be noted that the side portions of the keeper are somewhat flared or beveled so that, when one end of the keeper is engaged in the notch 13 presented thereto, there will be a wedging binding action between the keeper and the notch and the link so that the parts will be firmly held together.

It will be readily seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, that I have provided an exceedingly cheap and simple means for supporting a shade roller and a shade at any desired height upon a window. The links may be formed in a sheet metal stamping machine at a trifling cost and the screw eyes may be obtained anywhere as is obvious. When the invention is applied to shade rollers already in existence, the brackets in which the roller is now supported may be utilized as guides for the suspending cords and thereby further reduce the cost of installation. The winding or unwinding of the shade upon the roller is accomplished in the usual manner and my improved suspending means will not interfere in the slightest degree with the rotation of the roller.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A. roller mounting comprising a hanger formed with an opening adapted to receive a roller trunnion with a portion of the trunnion formed with a seat projecting from the plate, and a keeper consisting of an open loop adapted to be fitted upon the projected portion of the trunnion and seated in the seat formed therein and engage the adjacent face of the said hanger to prevent withdrawal of the trunnion.

2. A roller mounting comprising a hanger formed with an opening adapted to receive a roller trunnion with a portion of the trunnion formed with a seat projecting from the plate, and a keeper consisting of an open 5 loop of fiat metal having a portion pinched together to form a tongue extension at one end, the loop being adapted to be fitted upon 7 the projected portion of the trunnion with its tongue extending transversely therefrom and a portion of the loop seated in the seat 10 formed in the trunnion whereby the loop may engage the adjacent face of the hanger about its opening and prevent Withdrawal of the trunnion.

In testimony whereof I aflix ny signature.

JAMES P. OLSON. [1 s] 

